An entertaining cultural history of the American family vacation during the height of its popularity from 1945 to 1973. Reveals the ways in which the ritual of the family road trip, for most middle-class Americans became a way of defining what it meant to be (and become) American.

Combines detailed, easy-to-read state, province and metropolitan maps with a travel and recreation guide and a detailed major city guide to over 60 cities--all in a handy size that fits in any briefcase. Wire-O binding.